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<h3 class="heading3">Obtaining and Installing SSL Certificates from Comodo, GeoTrust, Inc. or GoDaddy</h3>
<p class="procedureheading">To purchase an SSL certificate through MyPleskCom online store and secure your site:</p>
<ol class="procedurelistnumber"><li class="procedurelistnumber">Go to <strong class="specialbold">Certificates</strong> and click <strong class="specialbold">Add New Certificate</strong>.</li><li class="procedurelistnumber">Specify the certificate properties:<ul class="listbullet2"><li class="listbullet2">Certificate name. This will help you identify this certificate in the repository.</li><li class="listbullet2">Encryption level. Choose the encryption level of your SSL certificate. We recommend that you choose a value more than 1024 bit.</li><li class="listbullet2">Specify your location and organization name. The values you enter should not exceed the length of 64 symbols.</li><li class="listbullet2">Specify the domain name for which you wish to purchase an SSL certificate. This should be a fully qualified domain name. Example: www.your-domain.com</li><li class="listbullet2">Enter the domain administrator's e-mail address.</li></ul></li><li class="procedurelistnumber">Make sure that all the provided information is correct and accurate, as it will be used to generate your private key. Click <strong class="specialbold">Buy Certificate</strong>. <p class="listcontinue">Your private key and certificate signing request will be generated — do not delete them. MyPlesk.com login page will open in a new browser window.</p>
</li><li class="procedurelistnumber">Register or login to an existing MyPlesk.com account and you will be taken step by step through the certificate purchase procedure.</li><li class="procedurelistnumber">Choose the type of certificate that you wish to purchase.</li><li class="procedurelistnumber">Click <strong class="specialbold">Proceed to Buy</strong> and order the certificate. </li><li class="procedurelistnumber">In the Approver E-Mail drop-down box, please select the correct Approver e-mail. <p class="listcontinue">The approver e-mail is an e-mail address that can confirm that certificate for specific domain name was requested by an authorized person.</p>
<p class="listcontinue">Once your certificate request is processed, you will be sent a confirmation e-mail. After you confirm, the SSL certificate will be sent to your e-mail.</p>
</li><li class="procedurelistnumber">When you receive your SSL certificate, save it on your local machine or network.</li><li class="procedurelistnumber">Return to the SSL Certificates repository (<strong class="specialbold">Home </strong>&gt;<strong class="specialbold"> Certificates</strong>).</li><li class="procedurelistnumber">Click <strong class="specialbold">Browse</strong> and navigate to the location of the saved certificate. </li><li class="procedurelistnumber">Select the saved certificate, and then click <strong class="specialbold">Send File</strong>. <p class="listcontinue">This will upload and install the certificate against the corresponding private key.</p>
</li><li class="procedurelistnumber">Return to your Home page and click <strong class="specialbold">Setup</strong> in the <strong class="specialbold">Hosting</strong> group.</li><li class="procedurelistnumber">Select the SSL certificate that you wish to install from the <strong class="specialbold">Certificate</strong> drop-down box. <p class="listcontinue">If there is no <strong class="specialbold">Certificate</strong> drop-down box on the screen, this means that you are on a shared hosting account; therefore, you need to upgrade your hosting package and purchase a dedicated IP address from your hosting provider.</p>
</li><li class="procedurelistnumber">Select the <strong class="specialbold">SSL support</strong> check box and click <strong class="specialbold">OK</strong>.</li></ol><p class="bodytext"></p>


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